SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Following a three-game road trip, the Augustana women's basketball team is looking forward to being back home in Sioux Falls. The Vikings start the weekend with a tip-off vs. Upper Iowa on Friday at 5:30 p.m., and will be back on the court on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. vs. Winona State. Both games will be played at the Sioux Falls Arena, and fans not in attendance at this weekend's action can follow live video and stats and GoAugie.com/Live.

Although the Vikings were not victorious in their last outing, they're still having an impressive year in the Northern Sun Conference. Augustana (14-3, 6-2 NSIC South) remains in 1st in the south division and 3rd overall in the conference.

Midway through the season, Augustana remains one of the most dangerous teams in the league. Augustana leads the conference in points per game (81.2), total rebounds (43.7/game), assists per game (17.5) and steals per game (11.06). Augustana also ranks first nationally in assists and rebounds. Shelby Selland leads the team with 15.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game.

Nearly a month has passed since the Vikings were victorious over the Peacocks and Warriors on the road.

Against Winona State on Friday, Dec 7, the Vikings ran past Winona State, 78-67. Leading in the Vikings in their win over Winona State was Selland, she finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds. She went 6-10 from the field and 5-6 from beyond the three-point land. Rabb finished the game with 11 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes of actions. Lynsey Prosser racked up 17 points and five rebounds, while Abby Hora had 13 points and two rebounds in 28 minutes of action.

The following night, the Vikings traveled to Fayette, Iowa where they picked up their fifth win in a row (86-52), which was fueled by their aggressive defense. The Vikings ripped off 10 steals, forced 20 turnovers, and held Upper Iowa to 16-59 (27.1%) from the field. The balanced Vikings also saw six players score 8 or more points, with Selland leading the way with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks for the second night in a row.

All-time, Augustana is 22-0 vs. Upper Iowa and 27-10 vs. Winona State.  Earlier this season, the Vikings walked away with an 86-52 win vs. the Peacocks and a 78-67 win against the Warriors.

SCOUTING AUGUSTANA:
• Augustana is 14-3 overall (6-2 NSIC) and is averaging 81.2 ppg.
• The Vikings are outscoring their opponents by 20.2 points per game through 17 games this season.
• Augustana is holding their opponents to just over 60 points per game.
• Augustana is shooting 43.9 percent from the field as a team, which is 2nd in the NSIC.
• Augustana is averaging 39.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 1st nationally with 772 total boards.
• The Vikings dish out 17.3 assists per game, which sits 1st in the nation with 294 total assists.
• Augustana is grabbing 11.6 steals per game through six conference games, which places them in 3rd in the nation with 226 total steals.  
• The Vikings and Upper Iowa will face off Friday for the 2nd time this season, and 24th in program history.
• Augustana holds a perfect record against the Peacocks (22-0).
• Augustana University has a 27-10 advantage in the all-time series against WSU that began in the 1984-1985 season.

SCOUTING UPPER IOWA:
• Upper Iowa is led by newly appointed interim head coach Kelly Kielsmeier, this will be his first game as head coach.
• The Peacocks are averaging 53.7 points per game through 16 games, which places them at the bottom of the NSIC.
• UIU is led by Natalie Dinius. Dinius is averaging 9.9 ppg over the course of 16 games.

SCOUTING WINONA STATE
• WSU comes into this NSIC matchup 7-5 (5-3 NSIC).
• The Warriors are averaging 62.8 points per game through 12 games while holding opponents to 56.8 ppg.
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• WSU is led by Rachel Novotny. Novotny is averaging 11.3 ppg.